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(43) Date of publication: 12.05.2010 Bulletin 2010/19 (21) Application number: 08728732.2 (22) Date of filing: 31.01.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01D 29/085(2006.01) B01L 9/04(2006.01) B01L 9/00(2006.01) F16M 11/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/052678 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/014769 (29.01.2009 Gazette 2009/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 26.07.2007 US 952012 P 26.07.2007 US 952010 P 26.07.2007 US 952013 P 26.07.2007 US 952011 P (71) Applicant: Nypro Inc. Clinton, MA 01510-2005 (US)	(72) Inventors: KANE, Jeffrey, F. Hudson, MA 01749 (US) TAYLOR, Thomas Windham, NH 03087 (US) LORE, Vito Somerville, MA 02144 (US) PHILLIPS, Sean, Landis Lancaster, MA 01523 (US) (74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)